basilique
French
noun
Definitions
- (Antiquity) covered building, Civil reunion place open to the public
- (Christianity) place of Christian prayer, consecrated by decision from the Vatican
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin basilica derived from Ancient Greek βασιλική (royal).
Origin
Ancient Greek
βασιλική
Gloss
royal
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- basilica English
- basilica Latin
- basilica Italian
- basilica Dutch, Flemish
- basiliek Dutch, Flemish
- basílica Spanish, Castilian
- βασιλική Ancient Greek
- βασιλικός Ancient Greek
- βᾰσῐλῐκή Ancient Greek
- basílica Portuguese
- bazylika Polish
- basoche Old French
- baziliko Esperanto
- basílica Catalan, Valencian
- bazilică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- biserică Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- bisearicã Aromanian
- bãsearicã Aromanian
- baselgia Romansh
- baxéłega Venetian
- basalca Dalmatian
- bisearică Megleno-Romanian